Eurasia

Pakistan and Afghanistan have to work closely to bring peace to the region, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today after extended talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Mr Karzai prolonged his visit to Pakistan by a day at Mr Sharif’s request and the two leaders discussed regional

Afghan President Hamid Karzai concluded a two-day trip to Pakistan on Tuesday by inviting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to visit Kabul. Karzai came to Islamabad to meet Sharif for the first time since his election in May in a bid to overcome a series of public rows that have hampered …

Romania will produce enough natural gas by 2018, to meet its domestic consumption and that of the Republic of Moldova, visiting Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said

Russia on Wednesday warned the West that military strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could destabilize the entire Middle East, as it again denied his government was behind a chemical weapons attack.

Croatia refused to abolish a law exempting crimes committed during the Communist era and war crimes. Therefore, the European Commission (EC) may put EU’s newest member state

“Over the next few days the Security Council with the Prime Minister will hold a sitting over the situation in Syria,” Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin said after a meeting with Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and Secretary General of the Council on Regional Cooperation Goran Svilanovic. “We will …

Greece’s political leadership on Tuesday dismissed speculation of a Greek role in a possible military intervention in Syria. Greece is a “bastion of stability and security in a region set ablaze,” Greek Prime Minister

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said after the 15th round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue that a new round of talks would be held on September 8. Ashton stated late on Tuesday in Brussels said that both Ivica Dačić

Even after 15 rounds of negotiations between Belgrade and Priština, negotiators have not been able to reach final agreement on telecommunications and energy. The next meeting between PMs Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci is

American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Mr Hagel said.